BSNL Nashik revenue up 9.61% in April-Aug of current fiscal

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Nashik, has recorded a 9.61% rise in its revenue during April-August period of the current financial year compared to the corresponding period during the previous financial year.Tushar Pawar | TNN | September 11, 2016, 11:17 IST

NASHIK: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Nashik, has recorded a 9.61% rise in its revenue during April-August period of the current financial year compared to the corresponding period during the previous financial year.

The BSNL earned Rs 57 crore during the first five months from April to August of the current financial year. During the same period last financial year, the revenue was Rs 52. The revenue includes, landline, pre-paid, post-paid and its internet business.

In 2015-16, the BSNL Nashik had topped among all districts across the state in terms of highest revenue, recording a growth of 8% to Rs 138 crore as against Rs 128 crore in 2014-15.

Sureshbabu Prajapati, the general manager of BSNL, Nashik, on Friday said, "Our revenue has increased by nine per cent during the first five months of the current financial year 2016-17. Nashik has been on the top in BSNL's revenue in all districts in the state. Moreover, we are among the top five telecom operators revenue-wise. The BSN has been growing in past four years from Rs 122 crore in 2012-14 to Rs 138 crore in the 2015-16 financial year."

He added, "We are expecting to maintain the growth of about 10% during the current financial year."

Prajapati said the BSNL has opened 28 customer service centres in the district in a bid to sort out the queries and difficulties of the patrons.

At present, the BSNL has total 6.34 lakh customers from all verticals, including landline, cellphone and broadband business. Of which, BSNL has total 4.95 lakh customers, which include both pre-paid and post-paid.

During the April-August period, BSNL added 70,000 mobile phone customers alone from 4.25 lakh customers by March 31 to 4.95 lakh customers by August 31. During the 2015-16 financial year BSNL had added 75,000 pre-paid and post-paid mobile connections. In 2014-15, BSNL had added 57,000 new pre-paid and post-paid mobile connections. Moreover, BSNL has 98,000 landline and 41,000 broadband customers.

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